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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- Amended (t) 6768a
- 1st report cal.812
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to undertake projects to protect national historic landmarks from shore erosion
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Fred Thiele
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6768A
Title of bill
An act authorizing the commissioner of environmental conservation to undertake projects to protect national historic landmarks from shore erosion
Purpose
This legislation would authorize the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation to undertake projects to protect national historic landmarks from shore erosion.
Summary of provisions
This is a special act to authorize the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation to undertake projects to protect national historic landmarks from shore erosion, notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary.
Justification
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is a partner with other levels of government to protect national historic landmarks from shore erosion. However, current law does not allow a State agency to enter into agreements with not-for-profit organizations which significantly limits the ability of some sites to take necessary action to protect against shore erosion. For example, the Montauk Lighthouse, located on the East End of Long Island, has been designated by the United States Secretary of the Interior as a national historic landmark. The site was deeded to the Montauk Historical Society by an act of Congress in 1996. As the owners, the Montauk Historical Society is precluded from entering into financially obligated agreements with the State to protect Montauk Point and the lighthouse from shore erosion.
This legislation is necessary to grant authority to the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to undertake any project to protect a national historic landmark to ensure that necessary measures can be made to protect these sites from the brutal effects of shore erosion.
Legislative history
2011-12: A.7177/S.4863 2009-10: A.2295/S.757 2008: A.10551/S.7593
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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